Action · April 29, 2013
Receiver (2013)
Receiver was created for the 7-day FPS challenge to explore gun handling mechanics, randomized levels, and unordered storytelling. Armed only with a handgun and an audio cassette player, you must uncover the secrets of the Mindkill in a building complex infested with automated turrets and hovering shock drones. Watch the videos to learn more about our design experiments in this game! Key Features Detailed simulations of a Colt 1911 pistol, S&W Model 10 'Victory' revolver, and Glock 17 with full-auto mod Taser robots and machine gun turrets with physically-based damage models Ballistic modeling of ricochets and bullet drop 11 audio tapes to prepare you to defend yourself against the inevitable Mindkill event Become literate in how guns actually operate
Action releases from 2013
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Peer Action titles
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Simulation · 245
- FPS · 240
- Indie · 217
- Rogue-like · 165
- First-Person · 159
- Action · 154
- Procedural Generation · 140
- Difficult · 137
- Singleplayer · 94
- Shooter · 90
- Realistic · 88
- Abstract · 54
- Horror · 47
- Tactical · 44
- Perma Death · 43
Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 4.1k Steam reviews | Top 66% in Action |
| Positive rating | 80% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 69% |
| Engagement hours | 1 h average | Top 96% for session depth among Action |
Press Quotes
'Successfully reloading a gun for the first time through sheer muscle memory is easily one of the greatest feelings in gaming.' 8.5/10 – Destructoid 'Receiver is interesting for two things. One, it focuses on a single weapon, the Colt 1911 A1, and takes it very seriously, using 'high detail gun mechanics', which means you can 'manipulate each part of the gun independently' (the beginning of the video shows this in action). The second is that it's a randomly-generated shooter that…
Release & Availability
| Release date | Apr 29, 2013 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Wolfire Games |
| Base price | $0.99 -80% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · Support · [email protected] |
Reception Metrics
Steam community
80%Mostly Positive · 4.1k reviews
3.3k positive · 828 negative
Curator recommendations
2.6k
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
1h
brief (under 5 hours)
Median
0h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
0h
Current engagement
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